Weekend reading: February 28, 2015

From Instagram: The tiniest skier on the slopes.

Despite another crazy week that didn’t really include time for a day off, we headed out on Thursday for a day at Timberline (which offers $12 lift tickets for locals on Thursdays!) with some friends.

It was so much fun to watch our girls ski with confidence around the resort. The three big girls all experienced their first black diamond run, rode the lifts together, and were comfortable skiing either in front of or behind the adults without worrying about being with them at all times, and even the two littles got a short ski session in.

Next year, instead of a trip to Snowshoe, I’d really like to buy everybody really good gear (hmm, this could be our big Christmas gift from all of the grandparents rather than toys?!) and spend every Thursday at Timberline…I can only imagine how much more their skills will improve with regular practice!

What I’m reading: Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (this is a long one!), The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (still!), The Sweetness by Sande Boritz Berger, The Sacred Year by Michael Yankoski

What I cooked: shrimp alfredo (with homemade alfredo sauce), sausage balls, chicken with lemon-garlic green beans & potatoes (this was a disaster, even though it sounded amazing!), apple zucchini muffins

What I’m thinking about:

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Inspiration for breakfast Easy Ham & Egg Breakfast Bowls | Heavenly Homemakers Sweet Potato Apple Hash | PaleOMG Swiss Muesli Customizable Breakfast Bowls | Chocolate-Covered Katie Inspiration for life 7 ways I’m minimizing decision fatigue in my daily life. | Modern Mrs. Darcy Secret of Adulthood: Succeed by Failing | Gretchen Rubin An Addict’s Guide to Overcoming the Distraction Habit | zen habits 5 Ways to Jumpstart Change In Your Life | Carrots for Michaelmas

Have a great weekend!

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Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy, and together they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. Mandi loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

Weekend reading: February 28, 2015

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